pre-school is threatening to FIRE her because she eats home-made bentos at lunch. She tells KITV she's not looking for trouble... just a healthy lunch. KITV4's Andrew Pereira has both sides of the brown bag food fight! RICK O'CONNELL: "MMM ... ORGANIC PINK LADY APPLES." Every week day for the past four months, Rick O'Connell has prepared lunch for his wife Carissa. RICK O'CONNELL: "THERE YOU GO." Carissa switched to an all organic diet after suffering from severe nasal allergies. CARISSA LEE O'CONNELL: "MY SINUSES HAVE DEFINITELY CLEARED UP AND IT JUST FEELS NICE TO BE ABLE TO JUST BREATHE RIGHT." But now Carissa O'Connell can't sleep. She says the tossing and turning is over a mandate from the director at the KCAA Preschool in Hawaii Kai. CARISSA LEE O'CONNELL: "SHE HAD JUST ASKED ME NOT TO EAT MY SCHOOL LUNCH IN FRONT OF THE KIDS." In April the preschool verbally warned Carissa to stop, saying her organic lunches weren't a proper fit with the family-style meal served to kids. When the teacher's aide refused, a "last chance" warning was put to paper... if she didn't stop eating her own food in plain view of kids, she would be fired. CARISSA LEE O'CONNELL: "DEFINITELY UPSETTING BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOY BEING WITH THE KIDS, HAVING FUN AND SEEING THEM EVERYDAY." RICK O'CONNELL: "SHE'S GOT A CHOICE TO EITHER KEEP HER JOB, OR KEEP HER HEALTH. THAT'S JUST A HORRIBLE CHOICE FOR ANYBODY TO HAVE TO MAKE." The president of KCAA Preschools of Hawaii declined an on-camera interview, but in its warning to O'Connell... The school noted "Staff who choose not to eat the meals provided, may eat their own food during their break or after the meal service for the children is completed." ANDREW PEREIRA: "BUT UNLIKE THE HALF HOUR SET ASIDE FOR LUNCH, O'CONNELL SAYS BREAK TIMES ARE ONLY TEN MINUTES LONG." CARISSA LEE O'CONNELL: "IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S GUARANTEED THAT DURING MY BREAK TIME I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A PERSONAL ISSUE THAT COMES UP, AND I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FIRST BEFORE I CAN BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN TO EAT." Even more perplexing to the O'Connells is the fact tax dollars help subsidize lunches at KCAA. The preschool is part of the USDA Child Nutrition Program. RICK O'CONNELL: "SO IN OTHER WORDS SHE CAN PAY HER TAX DOLLARS, CAN GO INTO A PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE BEING FED WITH, BUT SHE CAN BE OSTRACIZED FOR EATING A CERTAIN WAY." Andrew Pereira, KITV4 News. Carissa Lee O'Connell is scheduled to return to work Wednesday morning. We'll keep you posted on what transpires! KITV4 news is more local,